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Ruth Mari Cocks

@ruthycocks

Director British Council Wales. Views my own. Love life, all things international, connecting people, & kindness. Back in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 after 🇪🇬 🇹🇭 & 🇦🇫

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FOCUS Wales is a major international music and arts showcase festival, drawing an audience of over 20,000. Our team British Council Wales were there again this year, bringing delegates from Ukraine, Bangladesh, South Korea, Iceland and New Zealand. They also hosted a panel on ‘Global

FOCUS Wales is a major international music and arts showcase festival, drawing an audience of over 20,000. Our team <a href="/BCouncil_Wales/">British Council Wales</a> were there again this year, bringing delegates from Ukraine, Bangladesh, South Korea, Iceland and New Zealand.
They also hosted a panel on ‘Global
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📍Calling all schools and colleges in Wales! The Language Trends Wales 2025 survey is now live! Have your say on language provision in Wales! Complete the survey by Friday, 20 June. Find out more 👇 wales.britishcouncil.org/en/language-tr…

📍Calling all schools and colleges in Wales! The Language Trends Wales 2025 survey is now live!

Have your say on language provision in Wales!

Complete the survey by Friday, 20 June.

Find out more 👇
wales.britishcouncil.org/en/language-tr…
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This was a very special talk today Hay Festival. I’m so glad I got to hear it. What a woman. And expertly handled by ALASTAIR CAMPBELL. Felt very privileged to be in that room. The bravery is truly inspiring 🌎 🕊️

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We are super proud to have worked with Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales to bring the 2024 UK Pavillion’s commission from La Biennale di Venezia to #Wales & welcome the amazing John Akomfrah for a special opening night. His critically-acclaimed work is a must see/hear & open now at the Museum until Sept.

We are super proud to have worked with <a href="/AmgueddfaCymru/">Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales</a> to bring the 2024 UK Pavillion’s commission from <a href="/la_Biennale/">La Biennale di Venezia</a> to #Wales &amp; welcome the amazing John Akomfrah for a special opening night. His critically-acclaimed work is a must see/hear &amp; open now at the Museum until Sept.
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Yesterday the Chairs of British Council & Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales signed a new MoU to outline our partnership priorities for the next three years to support Wales & the arts sector achieve its international ambitions. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌎 This is a really positive step in our joint collaboration!

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‘Voicing the #Climate Emergency: Women’s Stories from Wales.’ SO proud of this collab. through our Arts programme! Literature Across Frontiers partners w/ Makassar Festival in #Indonesia & sees women connect w/ #indigenous #women on other side of the world 🌎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 nation.cymru/feature/swanse…

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Another honest article ahead of Spending Review next week. Once these organizations & networks are gone, you can’t get them back. British Council risks losing up to 40 offices. Some present for 90 years. That’s where trust in the UK comes from. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

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📢Calling schools in Wales! New from the British Council, supported by Formula 1 - Inspire the next generation of STEM scholars through Learning Sectors! 🌍🤝 Apply now and partner with a school in India or South Africa: ow.ly/uiqs50W41em #LearningSectors

📢Calling schools in Wales!

New from the British Council, supported by Formula 1 - Inspire the next generation of STEM scholars through Learning Sectors!    🌍🤝

Apply now and partner with a school in India or South Africa: ow.ly/uiqs50W41em 

#LearningSectors
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Wonderful to welcome Seyievinuo Chuzho to Wales this week! So thrilled this collaboration between Seyie from #Nagaland & MARI MATHIAS🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 grows from strength to strength. From Hornbill Festival to Tafwyl, their incredible sound is testament to what intercultural collaborations can produce!

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It’s here! Our fun-packed FREE resource for ALL #schools to support Wales’ Women’s team UEFA Women's EURO 2025 this summer! Lesson plans & ideas to engage pupils on #WEURO2025 themes; football, gender quality, culture, identity & languages! Thanks to Jason Mohammad for having on the show!

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It’s been a DELIGHT to work with FA WALES on this fun-packed classroom resource for #Schools! Bring international to your classrooms & sign up for our FREE webinar on June 26th for #teachers to help get started on your #WEURO2025 journey! Sign up in links👇🏼or on our website!

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📢Teachers! Sign up to our FREE webinar 26/06 where we’ll take you through our new #WEURO2025 classroom resource in collab. w/ FA WALES! Learn from teachers who’ve used the lessons & find out what worked best & hear from British Council experts, bringing Europe to your classroom!

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We’re running a Cross Party Group Welsh Parliament on July 8th on China capability & opportunities. With the UK Govt.’s China Audit imminent, we’ll also launch our new report on arts & culture opportunities in #China. Open to anyone interested in engaging with #China. Get in touch!

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Join our webinar this afternoon for ALL #teachers to talk through this brilliant #WEURO2025 classroom resource! Some #schools have trialled it already & you’d be surprised at the conversations it’s sparked! In collab. W/ FA WALES. The feedback has been FAB so far!

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BRILLIANT 1st day of our #HigherEducation policy dialogue on #TNE. Bringing expertise from 22 countries to #Wales to share best practice in the growing TNE markets around the world. Huge thanks to Vikki Howells MS for supporting this & showing the world Wales is ready to engage 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌎

BRILLIANT 1st day of our #HigherEducation policy dialogue on #TNE. Bringing expertise from 22 countries to #Wales to share best practice in the growing TNE markets around the world. Huge thanks to <a href="/VikkiHowells/">Vikki Howells MS</a> for supporting this &amp; showing the world Wales is ready to engage 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌎
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🌍 Proud to host Deep Dialogues 4 from #Cardiff this week! Education leaders from 21 countries are discussing TNE and equitable knowledge sharing. Key themes: sustainable partnerships, student belonging. 🤝 #DeepDialogues #TNE #HigherEd #GlobalEd Universities Wales Universities UK

🌍 Proud to host Deep Dialogues 4 from #Cardiff this week! Education leaders from 21 countries are discussing TNE and equitable knowledge sharing.

Key themes: sustainable partnerships, student belonging. 🤝

#DeepDialogues #TNE #HigherEd #GlobalEd  <a href="/Unis_Wales/">Universities Wales</a>   <a href="/UniversitiesUK/">Universities UK</a>
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Our #schools resource for #WEURO2025 is getting GREAT feedback from #teachers across Wales & wider UK! FAB lesson plans on international languages, gender equality & cultural identity. Kids are loving it! Download on the link below In collab. w/ FA WALES to cheer on Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!

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Our #WEURO2025 classroom resource made it to Switzerland! Ahead of the BIG Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 game tonight! Fun-filled & thought provoking, it has #EURO themed activities & lesson plans on women in #football, international #languages, cultural identity & #genderequality! C’mon #Cymru!

Our #WEURO2025 classroom resource made it to Switzerland! Ahead of the BIG <a href="/Cymru/">Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿</a> game tonight! 

Fun-filled &amp; thought provoking, it has #EURO themed activities &amp; lesson plans on women in #football, international #languages, cultural identity &amp; #genderequality! C’mon #Cymru!